I think Alex Smith is gonna suck in Reid's offense. Reid runs a progression that goes from deep to shallow. Alex Smith will have to go through two to three reads before he gets the ball away, simply due to his inability to hit the intermediate and deep routes with authority - which will result in him taking even more sacks than he used to.

Our only hope on defense is that the switch to a 1 gap, attacking alignment fits the talent we have better than the 2 gap read and react d we have been running with the exception of a stretch of games in 2011 and another stretch last year.

I am actually excited to see this defense coming into it's own with Houston and Hali rushing the passer on most downs instead of dropping into coverage...I can see Houston having a 15+ sack season.

It all hinges on a few factors...

Smith/Robinson holding up in coverage
The DL being able to create some push
Someone emerging as the starting safety opposite Berry
The offense being able to sustain drives enough to give the defense time to stay fresh and make adjustments

Those things work out well for us, we might be in for some fun.

__________________"You’re out there playing against another man who is basically now trying to take your place and try and make your team lose a game and I’m not having that. I am going to do whatever it takes to protect my island and protect my team, first and foremost.” - Marcus Peters

You need to cut down at least 1 WR, 1 CB and 1 OLB. DE and Safety are too low.

Typically, 8 - 9 DBs are kept. I kept 9. A few of my CBs and Safeties can play either position. As far as the WRs, 6 is a good number. Who knows what Baldwin will do. McCluster and Wylie have been injured. Hemmingway is unproven. They will probably need all 6. They may need to add another WR and send Hemmingway back to the PS. I don't know about Jones or Zombo, but Catapano could also be a DE.

Typically, 8 - 9 DBs are kept. I kept 9. A few of my CBs and Safeties can play either position. As far as the WRs, 6 is a good number. Who knows what Baldwin will do. McCluster and Wylie have been injured. Hemmingway is unproven.

At this point he's proven as much as Baldwin.

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"He had no teeth, and he was slobbering all over himself. I'm thinking, 'You can have your money back, just get me out of here. Let me go be an accountant." I can't tell you how badly I wanted out of there."Denver rookie QB John Elway, on Jack Lambert, after Lambert and the Steelers knocked Elway out of his first game as a pro (1983).

"He had no teeth, and he was slobbering all over himself. I'm thinking, 'You can have your money back, just get me out of here. Let me go be an accountant." I can't tell you how badly I wanted out of there."Denver rookie QB John Elway, on Jack Lambert, after Lambert and the Steelers knocked Elway out of his first game as a pro (1983).